Most irritating car accessories!!

black12rr · 11th July 2007, 19:38

I find it funny ,ppl sticker the front door with all storks of lables ,like Race cams,WRC ,high power,k & n .....what not ,i think its package stickering

Nitin · 11th July 2007, 19:48

Most people tend to hang something from the RVM.. why do some people hang a CD-attached to a string??

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I could understand if its a car scent ~ we get those in many different shapes & sizes..mostly leaves/ flowers. but a CD??

Also, some 800/Omni vans have 5-6 different antenna set up on almost every part of the car- boot/ hood/roof..

beats me!!

Sudipto-S-Team · 11th July 2007, 20:04

The hanging CD is meant to work as a reflector - very popular in Kolkata suburbs with rickshaw pullers and auto wallahs.
I saw some stained glass painting (abstract art) on the front left door of a car yesterday. Wasn't such a bad idea I thought.

My pet peeves would be -

reverse horns and indicator beeps
stickers in general especially those US/UK university stickers
bluish LED lights on the number plates and elsewhere including bonnet
underbody neons
loud music systems played at full volume

These are all desperate attention seekers basically.
By the way, I don't find anything wrong with chewing paan whether in Bentley or M-800, after all why should it be the exclusive preserve of those riding buses and second class trams.

danlalan · 11th July 2007, 20:15

i hate hate those very odd two tone colour cars...sometimes they paint them in 3 or 4 shades of diff colours....looks awfull

MaserQ · 11th July 2007, 20:34

weird/whacky fonts on number plates.

SumitB · 11th July 2007, 20:55

1. Number plates lined with blue LEDs
2. Loud music when used as an accessory specially when you can make out that the person or persons in the car hardly understand a word of it and are using it to attract the opposite sex
3. Gaadi ke peeche 'Santa Banta di Gaddi' or some other out of the blue comment, eg. ARMY prominently displayed.
4. Tyres nearly half the width of the car on a small car such as a 800.

But the cake would be taken by the reverse horn shouting out "Attention please, this car is backing up" :-/

razor4077 · 11th July 2007, 21:08

- Reversing horns (heard a Himesh Reshamiya number yesterday!)
- HID bulbs in non-HID setups which blind all oncoming traffic (this is probably the most irritating, not to mention dangerous)
- Decals and stickers of most kinds
- Family members' names on the rear window
- Excessively loud horns
- Funky tints (saw a green tint on an Estilo today!)
_ The words "Turbo" and "Intercooler" and "Rally sport" on autos and taxis!!

pjbiju · 11th July 2007, 21:27

Not a car accessory - but I find it highly irritating that people display their registration numbers in the local languages. I know this is illegal - but have never seen a cop pull up someone for this offence.

appuchan · 11th July 2007, 21:47

Regarding numberplates, I think local language plates are allowed only if there is atleast one another plate is in english literals. However this rule is clearly flouted in most cases. I remember an article in TOI Bangalore which mentioned that 70% of traffic policemen posted in the city cannot read kannada numerals!

kutlee · 11th July 2007, 21:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by vijay_k

On the rear glass it was written "Beat Me If You Can"
Vijay

you are !!(you know what i meant)...get a pic...ofcourse "Beat Me If You Can"..with a steel rod??

theMAG · 11th July 2007, 21:59

The sticker of a puppy caricature appearing to peek thru the rear tailgate of the car. That poor pup looks like it has Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

appuchan · 11th July 2007, 22:02

The most irritating accessories/habits for me are

1. Driver (in many cases)

2. The "big button" in the centre of steering wheel
3. Reflective sun-films on rear windshields
4. Protruding mud flaps
5. "Unused/folded" orvms
6. Using fog lamps when not required
7. Car fans
8. Keeping most house hold items on the rear parcel shelf
9. Loud exhausts
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Nitin · 11th July 2007, 22:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by theMAG

The sticker of a puppy caricature appearing to peek thru the rear tailgate of the car. That poor pup looks like it has Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

hahahaha.

.. I saw that for the 1st time during my last trip.. seemed like almost every auto in town had one of those stickers

Thad E Ginathom · 11th July 2007, 22:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by SumitB

But the cake would be taken by the reverse horn shouting out "Attention please, this car is backing up" :-/

Quite common for commercial vehicles in UK --- where reversing alarms for cars are not used at all*.

I stopped by the accounts department once, and asked them if reversing journals needed alarms saying This journal is reversing.... This journal is reversing...

OK... it was funny at the time

I don't feel that I need to know the religion of the guy who just overtook me, and as for Thank You God! In the back window: excuse me? It was me that just let you cut in to avoid being pulverised by a bus, God had nothing to do with it!

*but ordinary horns that play tunes are far from uncommon, despite being illegal.

appuchan · 11th July 2007, 22:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by black12rr

I find it funny ,ppl sticker the front door with all storks of lables ,like Race cams,WRC ,high power,k & n .....what not ,i think its package stickering

What about stickers with "University of Illinois" and "London School of Economics" !!

11th July 2007, 19:38	#31
black12rr Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ridin earth now Posts: 1,278 Thanked: 339 Times	I find it funny ,ppl sticker the front door with all storks of lables ,like Race cams,WRC ,high power,k & n .....what not ,i think its package stickering
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11th July 2007, 19:48	#32
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Most people tend to hang something from the RVM.. why do some people hang a CD-attached to a string?? .. I could understand if its a car scent ~ we get those in many different shapes & sizes..mostly leaves/ flowers. but a CD?? Also, some 800/Omni vans have 5-6 different antenna set up on almost every part of the car- boot/ hood/roof.. beats me!!
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11th July 2007, 20:04	#33
Sudipto-S-Team Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kolkata Posts: 1,320 Thanked: 290 Times View My Garage	The hanging CD is meant to work as a reflector - very popular in Kolkata suburbs with rickshaw pullers and auto wallahs. I saw some stained glass painting (abstract art) on the front left door of a car yesterday. Wasn't such a bad idea I thought. My pet peeves would be - reverse horns and indicator beeps stickers in general especially those US/UK university stickers bluish LED lights on the number plates and elsewhere including bonnet underbody neons loud music systems played at full volume These are all desperate attention seekers basically. By the way, I don't find anything wrong with chewing paan whether in Bentley or M-800, after all why should it be the exclusive preserve of those riding buses and second class trams.
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11th July 2007, 20:15	#34
danlalan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: mumbai,JUHU Posts: 1,636 Thanked: 263 Times View My Garage	i hate hate those very odd two tone colour cars...sometimes they paint them in 3 or 4 shades of diff colours....looks awfull
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11th July 2007, 20:34	#35
MaserQ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,196 Thanked: 166 Times	weird/whacky fonts on number plates.
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11th July 2007, 20:55	#36
SumitB BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Shillong Posts: 986 Thanked: 263 Times	1. Number plates lined with blue LEDs 2. Loud music when used as an accessory specially when you can make out that the person or persons in the car hardly understand a word of it and are using it to attract the opposite sex 3. Gaadi ke peeche 'Santa Banta di Gaddi' or some other out of the blue comment, eg. ARMY prominently displayed. 4. Tyres nearly half the width of the car on a small car such as a 800. But the cake would be taken by the reverse horn shouting out "Attention please, this car is backing up" :-/
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11th July 2007, 21:08	#37
razor4077 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,882 Thanked: 298 Times View My Garage	- Reversing horns (heard a Himesh Reshamiya number yesterday!) - HID bulbs in non-HID setups which blind all oncoming traffic (this is probably the most irritating, not to mention dangerous) - Decals and stickers of most kinds - Family members' names on the rear window - Excessively loud horns - Funky tints (saw a green tint on an Estilo today!) _ The words "Turbo" and "Intercooler" and "Rally sport" on autos and taxis!!
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11th July 2007, 21:27	#38
pjbiju Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 1,357 Thanked: 1,089 Times	Not a car accessory - but I find it highly irritating that people display their registration numbers in the local languages. I know this is illegal - but have never seen a cop pull up someone for this offence.
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11th July 2007, 21:47	#39
appuchan BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangy Posts: 642 Thanked: 27 Times	Regarding numberplates, I think local language plates are allowed only if there is atleast one another plate is in english literals. However this rule is clearly flouted in most cases. I remember an article in TOI Bangalore which mentioned that 70% of traffic policemen posted in the city cannot read kannada numerals!
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11th July 2007, 21:59	#41
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	The sticker of a puppy caricature appearing to peek thru the rear tailgate of the car. That poor pup looks like it has Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
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11th July 2007, 22:02	#42
appuchan BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangy Posts: 642 Thanked: 27 Times	The most irritating accessories/habits for me are 1. Driver (in many cases) 2. The "big button" in the centre of steering wheel 3. Reflective sun-films on rear windshields 4. Protruding mud flaps 5. "Unused/folded" orvms 6. Using fog lamps when not required 7. Car fans 8. Keeping most house hold items on the rear parcel shelf 9. Loud exhausts .... Last edited by appuchan : 11th July 2007 at 22:09.
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